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This book chronicles the experiences of ten autistic self-advocates who use rapid prompting method and facilitated communication. Their narratives document the complexities that autistic individuals navigate when choosing to use a highly controversial, alternative form of communication in educational and community Settings. Using letter boards and keyboards to write their chapters, the authors describe powerful stories in the context of aiming for disability rights. The book concludes by presenting research-based educational practices that schools and colleges enact to support students who use alternative forms of communication.Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Co Inc
ISBN-139781476678917
eBay Product ID (ePID)24046371996
Product Key Features
Number of Pages143 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCommunication Alternatives in Autism: Perspectives on Typing and Spelling Approaches for the Nonspeaking
Publication Year2019
SubjectMedicine, Disability, Teaching
TypeTextbook
AuthorEdlyn Vallejo Pena
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height152 mm
Item Width229 mm
Additional Product Features
EditorEdlyn Vallejo Pena
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States